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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Alex; In our 5,000 size community, Gananoque, even
accurately determining the street allowance can be a problem. The town works
department generally paces off the street boundary, and if the tree is
anywhere close to it, the town will maintain it if the tree centre is
say less than 1/2 meter inside the boundary. </FONT> <FONT face=Arial>The
tree treatment required and the hazzard are taken into consideration when
determinig action. I am not aware of any written policy on this .
Peter Murray, chairman, Urban Forest Committee</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=a.satel@utoronto.ca href="mailto:a.satel@utoronto.ca">Alex Satel</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=canufnet@list.web.net
href="mailto:canufnet@list.web.net">'Canufnet'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 14, 2011 2:15
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [CANUFNET] Municipal tree
ownership/responsibility</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>I am interested to know how your community determines tree
ownership and assigns responsibility for maintenance, particularly with regard
to street trees. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Many communities operate on the principle that if 50% or
more of the stem is on public property, the tree is a City asset and a
municipal responsibility. Does your community work differently? If so, do you
maintain street trees if less than 50% of the stem is on municipal land, or if
only if the tree is wholly on City property? Has your community at any point
transitioned from one approach to another, and if so, did that significantly
change the workload for your forestry crews?<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Any insights into this issue would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your consideration, and best wishes for the
holidays.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>--Alex<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Alex Satel,
MFC<BR></SPAN></B><I><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">ISA Certified
Arborist ON-1353A<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Urban Forest
Innovations Inc.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1248 Minnewaska
Trail<BR>Mississauga, ON L5G 3S5<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">T: (905)
274-1022<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">C: (416)
452-8054<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #31849b; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A
href="mailto:asatel@ufis.ca"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #31849b">asatel@ufis.ca</SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #31849b; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A
href="http://www.urbanforestinnovations.com/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: #31849b">http://www.urbanforestinnovations.com</SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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